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Aeschenanthus (Was RE: Springtime)

At 10:32 AM 5/23/97 -0700, you wrote:
>>Cami, what light conditions and fertilizer do you give this plant.   I have
>>two--bought in bloom and not reblooming. 
>
>I give it the brightest light possible without it being in the direct
>sunlight (it will burn).  I have it about 4 feet from my west window.
>It's clustered with a bunch of other plants and I think it likes the
>little bit of extra humidity it gets this way.  I water it every 3 days
>or so (when the soil dries on top) and I water it every 3 weeks or
>so with Safer's Oxygen Plus African Violet Food (1-3-2).  I won't
>say it has lots and lots of blooms, but there are always about 6-8
>blooms on it at any given time.  Also, I have to be careful about
>bumping the plant when it has flowers on it because they fall off
>easily.  Hope this all helps!
>
>Cami
>utaar@cybernw.com
>Portland, OR (Zone 8)
>
>
Cami,
Are you talking about your Aeschenanthus (sp?) here? Somehow I lost track
of the thread. If so, thanks for the good advice. I have tried repeatedly
to grow this, with no success. Never occurred to me to treat it like an AV
(even though I knew it was a gesneriad). So I have burned in too much sun,
shaded it out, overwatered and underwatered it. Oh, and chilled and baked
it. Will try yet again, using your advice above (assuming your answer to
this is Yes); it's a gorgeous plant when grown well!

One more question. Sounds like you grow it inside full time..Do you ever
let it "vacation" out-of-doors through the summer (as I do with all my
plants except the AV's and Phalanopsis)? Maybe that's what I'm doing wrong..

Gerry

Thanks, Gerry>
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